Belgium

Belgium apologises for abducting mixed-race children in colonial-era

Belgium has for the first time officially acknowledged responsibility for kidnapping thousands of mixed-race children from Congo between 1959 and 1962

05/04/2019

World

Congolese entrepreneurs revolutionise driving, footwear industries

What if you could learn how to drive from the comfort of your home? A group of entrepreneurs in the Republic of Congo have figured this out, to the delight of their customers.

11/02/2019

Democratic Republic Of Congo

DRC Congo election: tensions mount as candidate appeals against result

Candidate Martin Fayulu insists he won DR Congo's long-delayed election.

12/01/2019

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Tshisekedi supporters celebrate election victory in Kinshasa

Exuberant supporters of Congo opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi celebrated his surprise win in the presidential election on Thursday

10/01/2019

World

Surprise D.R. Congo election victory for Tshisekedi amid election fraud claims

Opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi is the surprise winner of the presidential election in the Democratic Republic of Congo amid accusations of election fraud.

10/01/2019

World News

WHO seeks urgent approval for Ebola drugs

The latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has infected at least 54 people and killed 25.

30/05/2018

World News

One in 6 children now lives in war zones, report reveals

The amount of children living in conflict zones has rocketed since the early 90s—here's why.

15/02/2018

Democratic Republic Of Congo

Watch: Aid trucks swarm across pools of mud

Impressive Red Cross footage shows trucks battling to carry construction material in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

08/10/2017

Democratic Republic Of Congo

UN wants inquiry after Burundi migrants are killed in DR Congo

Activists say police and soldiers opened fire as refugees protested plans to send them home

16/09/2017

Democratic Republic Of Congo

DR Congo: Ebola outbreak confirmed

At least one person has died from the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo according to the World Health Organisation and the country's Health Ministry.

13/05/2017

Germany

Berlin's street names provoke debate over forgotten history

In the heart of Berlin, a battle over street names is exhuming long forgotten vestiges of Germany’s past.

20/04/2017

USA

Central African nations warn Trump reform could lead to conflict

A coalition of 12 African countries has sounded the alarm that a possible US reform to rules on “conflict minerals” could create violence in Africa

15/02/2017

Democratic Republic Of Congo

Kabila agrees to go, DRC to get elections by 2018

Democratic Republic of the Congo's leader Joseph Kabila has agreed to step down and nominate an opposition PM in deal brokered by Catholic church.

30/12/2016

Republic of the Congo

DRC: Clashes in Kinshasa 'kill more than 20'

Clashes in Kinshasa appear to have left more than 20 civilians dead, the UN reports, citing ‘pretty solid information’.

20/12/2016

Democratic Republic Of Congo

DRC: Bomb attacks kills child, injures 32 troops - UN

A bomb attack on UN peacekeepers has left one child dead, and 32 Indian troops injured in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the MONUSCO…

08/11/2016

Republic of the Congo

DR Congo: 'Dozens dead' in anti-government protests claims opposition

Security forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo killed more than 50 people on Monday, according to the opposition, in a violent crackdown on anti-government…

19/09/2016

Democratic Republic Of Congo

At least 17 dead in anti-Kabila protests in DR Congo

At least 17 people have been killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo following a violent anti-government rally.

19/09/2016

World News

ICC gives former rebel warlord 18 years for war crimes and crimes against humanity

Jean-Pierre Bemba, a former vice-president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, led a campaign of rape and murder in neighbouring Central African Republic in 2002-3.

21/06/2016

Democratic Republic Of Congo

Papa Wemba buried in Kinshasa

The Democratic Republic of Congo has been remembering its favourite son, Papa Wemba, who has been buried in Kinshasa. A private ceremony was held for

04/05/2016

Democratic Republic Of Congo

Congolese singer Papa Wemba dies during concert

Congolese singer Papa Wemba, who became a global icon for African music, has died after collapsing on stage during a concert. The event in Abijan

24/04/2016